A Novel Algorithm for Estimating the Sand Dune Density of the Taklimakan Desert Based on Remote Sensing Data by Mingyu Wang, Yongqiang Liu, Huoqing Li, Minzhong Wang, Wen Huo, Zonghui Liu

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Développer le désert : anciennes et nouvelles utopies by Jean-Robert Henry, Jean-Louis Marçot, Jean-Yves Moisseron

“…The former aimed at mobilizing water resources in the desert to “make it grow green again” and expand cultivated areas; they sparked great interest among scientists and politicians in the late 19th century but were only finalized, like the trans-Saharan railway, in novels. …”
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Mathematical assessment of the role of temperature on desert locust population dynamics. by Dejen Ketema Mamo, Mathew N Kinyanjui, Nourridine Siewe

“…This study presents a novel non-autonomous mathematical model to explore the intricate relationship between temperature and desert locust population dynamics, considering the influence of both solitarious and gregarious phases across all life stages. …”
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"A watering of her desert": Depression and (Dis)consolation in Jenny Diski’s Monkey’s Uncle by Diane GAGNERET

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Plant Growth-Promoting and Herbicidal Bacteria as Potential Bio-Based Solutions for Agriculture in Desertic Regions by Patricio Muñoz-Torres, Wilson Huanca-Mamani, Steffany Cárdenas-Ninasivincha, Yola Aguilar, Antonio Quezada, Franco Bugueño

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Ground-Based Polarimetric Remote Sensing of Dust Aerosol Properties in Chinese Deserts near Hexi Corridor by Hua Xu, Zhengqiang Li, Donghui Li, Li Li, Xingfeng Chen, Yisong Xie, Kaitao Li, Cheng Chen, Yuhuan Zhang

“…This is partially due to calcite or hematite in the soil in Minqin or the influence of anthropogenic aerosols containing carbon. Moreover, from our novel polarimetric measurement, the scattering phase function (F11) and degree of linear polarization for incident unpolarized light (-F12/F11) of dust aerosols were also obtained within this deserted area.…”
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Impacts of plant root traits and microbial functional attributes on soil respiration components in the desert-oasis ecotone by Jinlong Wang, Jinlong Wang, Jinlong Wang, Guanghui Lv, Guanghui Lv, Guanghui Lv, Jianjun Yang, Jianjun Yang, Jianjun Yang, Xuemin He, Xuemin He, Xuemin He, Hengfang Wang, Hengfang Wang, Hengfang Wang, Wenjing Li, Wenjing Li, Wenjing Li

“…This study was strategically designed to investigate Rs and its components (Ra and Rh), soil properties, and root traits within the desert-oasis ecotone (encompassing the river bank, transitional zone, and desert margin) of northwest China. …”
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Innovative Fly-Ash-Based Soil Crust Rehabilitation: Enhancing Wind Erosion Resistance in Gravel-Layered Desert Mining Areas by Yu Zheng, Weiming Guan, Jingwen Li, Zhenqi Hu, Gensheng Li, Meng Xie, Xuewei Zhang

“…Gravel layers are vital ecological barriers in Gobi Desert mining areas. However, open-pit activities increase wind and soil erosion. …”
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A satellite-based analysis of semi-direct effects of biomass burning aerosols on fog and low-cloud dissipation in the Namib Desert by A. Mass, A. Mass, H. Andersen, H. Andersen, J. Cermak, J. Cermak, P. Formenti, E. Pauli, E. Pauli, J. Quinting

“…In this study, a novel 15-year data set of geostationary satellite observations of FLC dissipation time in the Namib Desert is used, along with reanalysis data, to better understand the potential semi-direct effects of BBAs on FLC dissipation in the Namib Desert, i.e., through adjustments of atmospheric stability and thermodynamics via the interaction of aerosols with radiation. …”
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Prediction of compressive strength and characteristics analysis of semi-flexible pavement desert sand grouting material based upon hybrid-BP neural network by Wenbang Zhu, Yuhang Li, Xiumei Zheng, Enze Hao, Dali Zhang, Zhen Wang

“…Evaluating the mechanical properties of desert sand grouting Material (DSGM) utilized in semi-flexible pavement within practical engineering applications is crucial for ensuring its safe utilization. …”
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La femme-frontière : Desert Blood comme paradigme de la violence engendrée par l’exil statique dans la société chicana by Stéphanie Benson, Caroline Lepage

“…This novel is groundbreaking in the sense that, over and beyond its ruthless denunciation and serious accusations, it shows the way towards a new form of borderland collective identity, questioning other levels of individual identity, especially with regard to sex and gender.…”
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The Concept of “Steppe” in the Novel-Chronicle by A. M.  Amur-Sanan “Mudreshka’s Son” by Galina B. Esenova

“…Material: the text of the novel-chronicle by A. M. Amur-Sanan “Mudreshka’s Son”, written in Russian in 1925. …”
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Ièu, Bancel, oficièr d’Empèri, una singularitat literària by Daniel Ollive

“…The novel Ieu, Bancel, oficièr d'Empèri confronts two stories that take place more than a century apart. …”
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Phytosynthesized Nanoparticles as Novel Antifungal Agent for Sustainable Agriculture: A Mechanistic Approach, Current Advances, and Future Directions by Javeria Parveen, Tahira Sultana, Abeer Kazmi, Khafsa Malik, Abd Ullah, Amir Ali, Bushra Qayyum, Naveed Iqbal Raja, Zia-ur-Rehman Mashwani, Saif Ur Rehman

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Das Andere der „erdumspannenden Gesellschaft“ by Torsten Hahn

“…The future vision described in the 1924 novel Berge Meere und Giganten begins with the global spread of a social formation that strives to export its technology and security system to even the most remote regions. …”
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Flux, ambiances et ré-enchantement du monde by Olivier Labussière

“…The analysis is based on a novel by Henri Bosco : Malicroix. This novel offers a narrative whose island setting is under the dual and concurrent influences of the language of the Other (domestic and epistemic orders) and of an elementary world. …”
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Extreme Environment Streptomyces: Potential Sources for New Antibacterial and Anticancer Drug Leads? by Periyasamy Sivalingam, Kui Hong, John Pote, Kandasamy Prabakar

“…In this context, deep-sea, desert, cryo, and volcanic environments have proven to be a unique habitat of more extreme, and of their adaptation to extreme living, environments attribute to novel antibiotics. …”
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« Retracing our steps » : failles géologiques et défaillances familiales dans Goat Mountain de David Vann by Pauline BOISGERAULT

“…The ruptures that breach the surface of the Californian desert depict the instability that permeates the novel as metaphorical inscriptions of a geological and generational legacy gone wrong. …”
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SSR-based evaluation of genetic diversity in populations of Agriophyllum squarrosum L. and Agriophyllum minus Fisch. & Mey. collected in South-East Kazakhstan by Y. Genievskaya, D. Karelova, S. Abugalieva, P. Zhao, G. Chen, Y. Turuspekov

“…The development of informative polymorphic DNA markers for poorly studied genera is an important step in population analyses of living organisms, including those that play very important ecological roles in harsh environments, such as desert and semi-desert area. Examples of those poorly studied desert species are Agriophyllum squarrosum L. and Agriophyllum minus Fisch. …”
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<i>Tribulus terrestris</i> Fruit Extract: Bioactive Compounds, ADMET Analysis, and Molecular Docking with Penicillin-Binding Protein 2a Transpeptidase of Methicillin-Resistant <i>S... by Khalid J. Alzahrani

“…These two compounds are proposed as novel putative PBP2a transpeptidase inhibitors. Further characterization of compounds extracted from <i>Tribulus terrestris</i> may aid in identifying novel PBP2a inhibitory agents for managing MRSE infections.…”
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